Rolled candle fabrication and apparatus

ABSTRACT

A method for making a spiral fuel body for a layered candle is disclosed. Layers of a non-liquid candle fuel are successively poured into a mold and cooled to a non-liquid state. The layers bond together in the mold, and are removed as a sheet of candle fuel, which is rolled into the spiral fuel body. Each layer is distinguishable from the other layer for the life of the candle by color, aroma, and thickness. A mold that can be used for making a rolled candle has obtuse sides for producing a tapered form to the candle.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to candles, and morespecifically to a method of forming a layered sheet of candle fuel forrolling into a spiral fuel body for a candle.

This invention further relates to a mold apparatus used to form apliable sheet of candle fuel for rolling into a spiral candle fuel bodythat presents a pleasing design, including one that simulates a pastryproduct.

2. Description of the Related Art

A candle is typically made by pouring a liquefied candle fuel, such asmolten wax into a mold and cooling the fuel, thereby forming a fuel bodyfor the candle. A wick is inserted into the fuel body to make the fuelbody function as a candle.

In one way of making a pillar candle, which is a cylindrical candleusually having a height greater than its width, the wick is placedupright in a cylindrical mold, and the fuel is poured into the mold. Thefuel is poured to a level at which a majority of the wick is submergedin the molten fuel, and a top portion of the wick remains above a topsurface of the molten fuel. When the molten fuel solidifies, the fuelbody is formed with the wick imbedded therein. The top portion of thewick extends from the top surface of the fuel body for initiallylighting the candle.

Other processes that are utilized for making candles include thecompression of prilled wax pellets, and the extrusion of a candle fuel.The processes produce a fuel body in which a hole can be formed forinserting a wick, and the processes permit an artisan to employtechniques for making the fuel body have a particular size and shape.

Another method of candle making forms a candle fuel in deliberatelyindistinguishable layers around a wick. For example, serially dippingthe wick in the candle fuel, which is typically molten wax, and allowingthe wax to cool into a layer around the wick forms a dipped candle.Repeating this technique builds concentric layers around the wick. Thedipped candle typically has a tapered top end, from which a top portionof the wick extends for lighting the candle, and a substantially planarbottom surface. Most commonly, all the layers are of the same color.When viewing the bottom surface, the concentric layers are usuallyindistinguishable, because the layers are of the same color and theoutermost layer typically coats the bottom surface. However, for makingthe layers distinguishable there exists a technique in which the dippedcandle is formed using a colored wax for each concentric layer. Some orall of the layers have different colors. Selected areas of the candleare carved away or cut into, usually in decorative patterns, to exposethe multiple colors of the different layers.

Similarly, a molded pillar candle or a dipped candle having built uplayers of a single color can be coated with a final layer of a differentcolored wax.

A less well-known method for making a candle is to roll a sheet ofcandle fuel from a slab, which has a length and width considerablygreater than its thickness. A wick is placed near an edge of the slab,lying parallel to that edge, with an overhanging portion of the wickextending past an adjacent edge. Then, beginning with the edge near thewick, the slab is rolled around the wick, thereby forming a rolled fuelbody. A majority of the wick becomes imbedded centrally in the rolledfuel body, with the overhanging portion of the wick extending beyond atop surface of the rolled fuel body. Viewing the top surface, the rolledfuel body appears layered, because it is in a spiral pattern around thecentrally imbedded wick. However, the spiral pattern and layeredappearance may not be clearly seen, for example, if the top surface issmoothed over to eliminate the visible interface within the spiralinglayer, which may be done for aesthetic purposes.

For the methods described above that utilize a mold, and for othercandle-making methods that utilize a mold for forming a fuel body, themold has a predetermined shape for ultimately incorporating into acandle. Such shapes typically serve an aesthetic purpose, althoughshapes may be imposed to serve a functional role. For the pillar candle,the shape of the candle elicits the method of manufacturing the candle;the shape of the mold is retained through the method and is reflected inthe shape of the candle. However, for the rolled candle and the dippedcandle, the respective methods of manufacture may not be readily deducedby observing the shapes of those candles.

One such method utilizing a mold with a defined structure for imposingaesthetic shapes onto a fuel body is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.5,833,906 to Widmer. The method disclosed by Widmer is for making anovelty candle, which has flat surfaces for incorporating defined waxshapes. The wax shapes are arranged in a mold having an interior definedby flat sidewalls. Liquefied wax is poured into the mold, and at leastone of the flat surfaces of the candle is contacted flush against thewax shapes. The liquefied wax cools and the shapes bond to the flatsurface of the candle, which is then removed from the mold.

While many methods exist for producing candles having various shapes,there is a need for a method of making a layered sheet for rolling intoa layered fuel body for a candle, which is thereby given anaesthetically pleasing and novel appearance. There is a need for alayered fuel body for a candle, in which the individual layers of candlefuel remain distinguishable throughout the life of the candle.

There is also a need for a mold apparatus that forms a sheet of candlefuel having structures that become incorporated into a rolled fuel bodyto provide functional advantages for a candle. There is a further needfor a mold apparatus that forms a sheet of candle fuel having structuresthat become incorporated into a rolled fuel body for making anaesthetically pleasing and novel candle.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention is a method for making a rolled, layered candle. A seriesof liquefied candle fuel layers are poured into a mold with each layerbeing cooled to a non-liquid state before the next layer is poured. Thelayers bond together in the mold as a plurality of distinctive layers,and are removed from the mold as a unitary sheet of candle fuel. Thesheet is rolled into a fuel body for the candle.

A wick is inserted in the fuel body by rolling the sheet around thewick. Alternatively, the sheet can be rolled into the fuel body, and thewick can be inserted into at least one hole formed in the fuel body.

The present invention also provides a mold apparatus for fabricating asheet of candle fuel for making a rolled candle. The mold has a sidewallformed substantially perpendicular to a bottom wall, and an opposingsidewall formed obtuse to the bottom wall. The mold has an end wallformed substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall and an opposingend wall formed obtuse to the bottom wall.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective illustrating the beginning part of thefirst step in the preferred method.

FIG. 2 is a view in perspective illustrating the latter part of thefirst step in the preferred method.

FIG. 3 is a view in perspective illustrating the second step in thepreferred method.

FIG. 4 is a view in perspective illustrating an intermediate structureformed during the preferred method.

FIG. 5 is a side view illustrating the third step in the preferredmethod.

FIG. 6 is a view in perspective illustrating a candle formed by thepreferred method.

FIG. 7 is a view in perspective illustrating an intermediate step in afirst alternative method.

FIG. 8 is a side view illustrating an intermediate step in thealternative method of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a view in perspective illustrating a candle formed by thealternative method of FIGS. 7 and 8.

FIG. 10 is a view in perspective illustrating an intermediate step in asecond alternative method.

FIG. 11 is a view in perspective illustrating a structure formed in anintermediate step in a third alternative method.

FIG. 12 is a side view illustrating a step in the alternative method ofFIG. 11.

FIG. 13 is a top view illustrating a candle mold apparatus.

FIG. 14 is a side view illustrating the candle mold apparatus of FIG.13.

FIG. 15 is a side view illustrating a candle formed using the moldapparatus of FIGS. 13 and 14.

In describing the preferred embodiment of the invention, which isillustrated in the drawings, specific terminology will be resorted tofor the sake of clarity. However, it is not intended that the inventionbe limited to the specific term so selected, and it is to be understoodthat each specific term includes all technical equivalents that operatein a similar manner to accomplish a similar purpose.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention includes a method for making a layered candle. FIG. 1shows the beginning of the first step in the method, during which awarmed first liquefied candle fuel 20 is poured into a mold 10. Thefirst liquefied fuel 20 is then cooled to a non-liquid state in thelatter part of the first step, thereby becoming a first non-liquid layer21 of candle fuel, as shown in FIG. 2. Subsequently, a second liquefiedfuel 30 is poured onto the first non-liquid layer 21, which remains inthe mold 10. The second liquefied fuel 30 solidifies to become a secondnon-liquid layer 31, as shown in FIG. 3.

Although the first liquefied fuel 20 is cooled to form the firstnon-liquid layer 21 prior to pouring the second liquefied fuel 30 ontothe first non-liquid layer 21, the first and second non-liquid layers 21and 31 bond together while in the mold 10 to form a composite sheet 25of non-liquid candle fuel, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. A minimal amountof mixing between the first non-liquid layer 21 and the second liquefiedfuel 30 occurs, because heat is transferred from the warmer secondliquefied fuel 30 to the first non-liquid layer 21. The heat melts athin layer of the fuel comprising the first non-liquid layer 21, therebyforming a thin interface of melted fuel on the first non-liquid layer 21that mixes with the second liquefied fuel 30. As the second liquefiedfuel 30 cools to form the second non-liquid layer 31, the fuel mixturealso reaches the non-liquid state, thereby providing the force thatholds the first and second non-liquid layers 21 and 31 together.

Therefore, the term non-liquid means that the first non-liquid layer 21has solidified to an extent that, when the second liquefied fuel 30 ispoured onto the first non-liquid layer 21, no more than only a smallamount of the fuel comprising the first non-liquid layer 21 responds bymelting and mixing with the second liquefied fuel 30. The termnon-liquid also can include even more extensive cooling, even to thepoint where the first non-liquid layer 21 may be cooled to such anextent that the layer 21 loses all pliability and would not melt and mixwith the second liquefied fuel 30. However, re-heating the firstnon-liquid layer 21 can restore the more pliable non-liquid state thatis necessary for performing subsequent steps in the method, and so theminimal amount of fuel from the layer 21 melts and mixes with the secondliquefied fuel 30 to bond the layers into a composite sheet.

The non-liquid state can be reached by actively or passively causing thetemperature of the first liquefied fuel 20 to decrease. For example,placing the mold 10 on a surface that is cooler than the first liquefiedfuel 20 actively lowers the temperature of the fuel 20. The heat will bedrawn from the fuel 20 to the surface, thereby cooling the fuel 20 intothe first non-liquid layer 21. Therefore, the mold 10 is preferably madeof a material that can efficiently transfer heat, such as a metal.Similarly, placing the mold 10 in an environment having a lowertemperature than the fuel 20 passively lowers the temperature of thefuel 20. The heat from the fuel 20 will dissipate to the coolerenvironment, thereby cooling the fuel 20 into the first non-liquid layer21. These techniques apply to the second liquefied fuel 30, as well asto additional liquefied fuels that may be poured to form respectivenon-liquid layers in alternative embodiments.

Turning to the composite sheet 25 as shown in FIG. 4, the sheet 25 islayered and generally rectangular, having a first edge 26, an oppositesecond edge 27, and a pair of opposite parallel edges 28 and 29. Asshown in FIG. 5, the composite sheet 25 undergoes a rolling step.Preferably, the rolling step is initiated using a leader portion, whichis a portion of the composite sheet 25 that is opposite to the secondedge 27. The leader portion is a fraction of the length of the compositesheet 25 that extends inwardly from, and includes, the first edge 26. Toinitiate the rolling step, the leader portion is upturned and curvedtoward the opposite second edge 27. The parallel edges 28 and 29 bendalong their respective lengths, forming a crease in the composite sheet25 near, and substantially parallel to, the first edge 26. The curvingmovement continues until the leader portion is folded and the first edge26 is contacted to the top surface of the composite sheet 25. The secondnon-liquid layer 31 is the upper layer on the composite sheet 25, so thefirst edge 26 becomes contacted to the second non-liquid layer 31.

Preferably, the composite sheet 25 is rolled circularly, meaning that anincreasing amount of the length of the sheet 25 should be incorporatedinto the nascent fuel body per revolution, so that a circularly shapedfuel body with a substantially uniform diameter is produced. This meansthe amount of the composite sheet 25 that is upturned to make the leaderportion should have a thickness substantially equal to its length. Thelength of the leader portion is the length of the composite sheet 25along the opposing edges 28 and 29 that is upturned, curved, and folded.A leader portion having a length that is longer than its thickness willcause the composite sheet 25 to roll eccentrically into an oblong shape(not shown).

The rolling step should be completed by progressively rolling the leaderportion in a winding fashion for the remainder of the length of thecomposite sheet 25. The remainder of the length of the composite sheet25 becomes incorporated into the spiral pattern emerging around theleader portion. Each of the opposite edges 28 and 29 should bemaintained substantially planar, and parallel to each other, as therolling step is performed.

The composite sheet 25 must be pliable in order to perform the rollingstep. The sheet 25 should be warm and flaccid but have enough structuralintegrity to remain unitary while being removed from the mold 10. Theterm pliable means that the sheet 25 can undergo the manipulations inthe method without fracturing, such as by cracking and splitting, asstress is translated along its length. The rolling step depicted in FIG.5 may be performed in an environment that is warm for maintaining thepliability of the sheet 25. However, the sheet 25 may cool at any timeduring the process, thereby diminishing the pliability to such an extentthat the sheet 25 fractures from handling stress while being removedfrom the mold 10, or while being rolled. In such case, re-heating thecomposite sheet 25 can restore pliability in order to complete therolling step.

The preferred fuel type for using in the method is candle wax.Typically, warm candle wax is soft and can be rolled without fracturing.Another type of fuel for using in the method is a gel fuel. However, gelfuels are typically softer than warm wax, so the type of fuel chosen forthe method must be rigid enough to remain integral once rolled into afinal product. The gel fuel may not require a loss of heat in order tobecome a non-liquid layer. It is contemplated that the disclosed methodcan be performed using any fuel type that can undergo the manipulationsdescribed herein to form a fuel body. The fuel type must be soft, atleast for a length of time to perform the rolling step, but the fueltype must resist collapsing under the force of gravity in order toretain a predetermined shape intended for the candle product. Otherexamples of fuel types include synthetic waxes, and waxes derived frompetroleum, plants, and vegetables.

The rolling step depicted in FIG. 5 may produce a spiral fuel body 40such as that shown in FIG. 6. The spiral fuel body 40 has a horizontallength that is greater than its diametrical, vertical dimension. Atleast one hole 42 is formed, such as by drilling, substantiallyperpendicularly to the first and second non-liquid layers 21 and 31 inthe spiral fuel body 40. A wick 44 is inserted into the hole 42. Thehole 42 should be formed substantially through the spiral fuel body 40to maximize the functional life of the candle.

In the preferred method, the first non-liquid layer 21 is thicker thanthe second non-liquid layer 31. The first liquefied fuel 20 is poured toa depth of about one-half of an inch, and the second liquefied fuel 30is poured to a depth of about one-fourth of an inch. However, there is alimitation to the thinness and the thickness of the first and secondnon-liquid layers 21 and 31, and any non-liquid layer formed using thismethod. If a non-liquid layer is too thin, then it will beindistinguishable from thicker non-liquid layers in a fuel body,producing a candle that lacks the intended aesthetic feature of visiblydistinguishable layers. If a layer is too thick, then it may contortduring the rolling step, producing a fuel body that lacks the intendedpredetermined shape and is likely to have noticeable fissuresinterrupting the spiral pattern.

Alternatively, substantially equal amounts of the first and secondliquefied fuels 20 and 30 can be poured into the mold 10, and thethickness of the respective non-liquid layers 21 and 31 can benon-uniform. For example, the mold 10 with the first liquefied fuel 20may be placed on an unlevel surface to cause an accumulated deeperportion of the first liquefied fuel 20 in a region of the mold 10. Whenthe first liquefied fuel 20 cools, a resulting first non-liquid layerwill be tapered from the deeper portion toward an opposite end (notshown). Likewise, after the second liquefied fuel 30 is poured onto thetapered first non-liquid layer, the mold 10 can be placed on an unlevelsurface to cause a deeper accumulation of the second fuel 30 in the sameregion of the mold 10. A resulting non-liquid composite sheet will havean exaggerated wedge shape (not shown). However, the second liquefiedfuel 30 can be poured onto the tapered first non-liquid layer, and themold 10 can be placed on a level surface to impose a tapered form on asecond non-liquid layer (not shown). This is because the second fuel 30simply accumulates in a region of the mold 10 that the tapered firstnon-liquid layer does not occupy. Although not shown, a composite sheetwith tapered layers of non-liquid fuel formed in this manner would havethe rectangular shape that the composite sheet 25 shown in FIG. 4 has,but the non-liquid layers will be tapered in opposite directions insteadof being substantially equally thick like the first and secondnon-liquid layers 21 and 31 of the composite sheet 25.

The first non-liquid layer 21 preferably has a coloring agent and ascenting agent in its composition, as does the second non-liquid layer31. The coloring and scenting agents can be any of several materialscommonly used in the candle making industry for causing candles to havevisible and aromatic features, such as potpourri, dried botanicals,perfumes, and dyes. Therefore, the spiral fuel body 40 has the first andsecond non-liquid layers 21 and 31 distinguishable by thickness, colorand aroma. The first and second non-liquid layers 21 and 31 remaindistinguishable by these features for the life of the candle.

Alternatively or additionally, the first and second non-liquid layers 21and 31 can be made distinguishable by other means commonly used in thecandle making art. For example, a composite sheet may have layers withdifferent porosities, fuel components, and decorative materials invarious combinations (not shown).

An alternative way of performing the method is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. Awick 144 is inserted earlier in the method by being placed on acomposite sheet 125, near an end of the sheet 125. Placing the wick 144near an end causes the wick 144 to be in the center of the resultingcandle, although the wick 144 does not have to be in the center. Thewick 144 is laid substantially parallel to an edge 126 of the compositesheet 125, which is opposite to a second edge 127, with an overhangingportion 146 of the wick 144 extending beyond an adjacent edge, at leasta length sufficient for lighting. At the end of the sheet 125 near thewick 144, a leader portion of the composite sheet 125 is curled upwardlyand toward the opposite second edge 127, and folded over the wick 144.The remaining length of the composite sheet 125 is progressively rolledaround the wick 144, as described above for the preferred method and asshown in FIG. 8. As shown in FIG. 9, the end product is a fuel body 110having the wick 144 imbedded centrally and longitudinally with theoverhanging portion 146 extending upwardly for lighting the candle.Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 10, a wick 244 may be placed on a sheet225, which is rolled a distance to incorporate that wick 244, beforeanother wick 244 is placed on the sheet 225. Repeating these stepsprovides a candle having a multiplicity of wicks (not shown). Similarly,a multiplicity of wicks can be placed on a sheet and spaced apart fromeach other along the length of the sheet, and the sheet can then berolled in order to incorporate the wicks into a fuel body (not shown).These alternative methods do not require a wick to be placed near an endof the sheet.

In another alternative embodiment shown in FIG. 11, a composite sheet325 of non-liquid candle fuel is formed to have more than two layers.The illustrated composite sheet 325 has four layers and is formed in thesame way as the composite sheet 25 described above. Any number of layersmay be used, so long as they are not too thin, and a resulting compositesheet is not too thick. The composite sheet 325 is rolled, as shown inFIG. 12, into a spiral fuel body, which is not shown but can be madesimilar to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 6 and 9. A wick is inserted byrolling the composite sheet 325 around the wick, or by forming at leastone hole, such as by drilling, in a rolled fuel body formed from thecomposite sheet 325 and inserting the wick in the hole.

In the preferred and alternative methods described so far, the compositesheets 25, 125, 225, and 325 are formed in the mold 10, which issubstantially rectangular, as shown in FIGS. 1-3. But the method can beperformed using a mold having a different shape, such as a circular ortriangular shaped mold (not shown) or a mold 210 as illustrated in FIGS.13 and 14. However, a mold shape that is circular may produce aneccentrically shaped rolled candle that requires a base or a pedestalfor support in an operable position. Typically, for candles, includingrolled candles, a wick being substantially perpendicular to a surfaceupon which the candle sits characterizes the operable position.

The rolled candle method is particularly suitable for producing candlesthat resemble bakery products. For example, the candle shown in FIG. 6resembles a real jellyroll pastry (not shown). The first and secondnon-liquid layers 21 and 31 are colored, scented, and structured tomimic the corresponding layers of the real jellyroll pastry. When thecomposite sheet 25 is rolled into the fuel body 40, the resulting candlehas the aroma and appearance like the fruit jelly and cream in the realjellyroll pastry. The perpendicular sidewalls of the mold 10 produceopposite planar sides on the jellyroll candle shown in FIG. 6 to displaythe spiral pattern of fruit jelly, cake, and cream, like the sides on areal jellyroll pastry.

Turning now to the mold 210 shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the mold 210 iselongated, having four walls. A first sidewall 212 is perpendicular to abottom wall 215. A second sidewall 214 is obtuse to the bottom wall 215and opposite to the first sidewall 212. A first end wall 216 isperpendicular to the bottom wall 215. A second end wall 218 is obtuse tothe bottom wall 215 and opposite to the first end wall 216. The oppositesidewalls 212 and 214 are not parallel, and the first end wall 216 isslightly longer than the second end wall 218. The preferred mold 210 hasa length of about twenty-one inches and a width of about two and onehalf inches. Regardless of the size of the mold 210, the ratio of thelength to the width is desirably about equal to ten. A fuel bodyproduced by the mold 210, or by a mold of the same shape and proportionsbut of a different size, should have substantially equal diametricalvertical and horizontal lengths.

A sheet (not shown) formed in the mold 210 has a long beveled edgeformed by the obtuse second sidewall 214 and a short beveled edge formedby the obtuse second end wall 218. The sheet also has a shortperpendicular edge formed by the first end wall 216 and a longperpendicular edge formed by the first sidewall 212. The mold 210 canalso be used to form a sheet (not shown) with obtusely angled edges anddual layers, like the dual layers of the composite sheets 25 and 125formed in the mold 10 and shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, respectively. However,the mold 210 is not confined to the described method of forming multiplelayers, and can be used to form a single layer sheet. Regardless of thenumber of layers, the sheets are formed in the same manner as in themethod described above; a warm liquefied wax is poured into a mold andis cooled into a non-liquid layer.

Similar to the steps depicted in FIGS. 7 and 8, after the sheet withbeveled edges has been removed from the mold 210, a wick is placed onthe sheet, near an edge of the sheet, with a protruding portion 246 ofthe wick extending beyond an adjacent edge (step not shown). Rolling thesheet from that edge, around the wick, produces a rolled spiral fuelbody 240 as shown in FIG. 15. The rolled spiral fuel body 240 has adiametrical vertical dimension substantially equal to its diametricalhorizontal length. A candle (not shown) with similar proportions can bemade using a smaller mold (not shown) that is similar to the rectangularmold 10 shown in FIGS. 1-3. Although such a candle would be similar tothe spiral fuel body 240 shown in FIG. 15, the smaller version of therectangular mold 10 would produce a layered fuel body with a planar topsurface.

Continuing with the structure of the spiral fuel body 240 as shown inFIG. 15, the fuel body 240 has a top surface 248 from which theprotruding portion 246 of the wick upwardly extends. The beveled edge onthe sheet that is formed against the obtuse longer sidewall 214 ispartially responsible for the tapering form of the top surface 248 ofthe fuel body 240. The top surface 248 is tapered, because the longbeveled edge formed against the sidewall 214 is spirally oriented on thetop surface 248, forming a beveled ridge 249 that spirals outwardly anddownwardly from the center of the top surface 248, which is near theprotruding portion 246 of the wick. The beveled surface of the ridge 249angles upwardly toward the center of the top surface 248. The ridge 249is angled upwardly to avoid a stair step pattern across the top surface248 that would result from using a mold having all four wallsintersecting the bottom wall 215 at substantially perpendicular angles,but having non-parallel longitudinally extending sidewalls, like thesidewalls 212 and 214 of the mold 210.

The tapering form also occurs because the sidewalls 212 and 214 of themold 210 are not parallel, so the end of the sheet molded against thefirst end wall 216 is longer than the opposite end of the sheet moldedagainst the second end wall 218. The sheet is rolled from the end moldedby the longer first end wall 216. This longer end of the sheet becomespositioned centrally in the rolled fuel body 240, forming a peak on thetop surface 248 near the protruding portion 246 of the wick, from wherethe top surface 248 slopes downwardly and outwardly.

As shown in FIG. 15, the fuel body 240 resembles a real pastry roll,because of the tapered top surface 248. The tapered fuel body 240 is oneof many alternative embodiments of a rolled fuel body for a candle madefrom the mold 210. The mold 210 can produce other candles that resemblepastry products having a tapered form.

The spiraling beveled ridge 249 on the top surface 248 can also serve animportant functional role that enhances the authentic appearance of thefuel body 240. A wax 250 that is made to resemble a frosting on a realpastry roll can be applied to the top surface 248 of the fuel body 240and retained by the beveled ridge 249, which forms a spiral dam. Whilewarmed or liquefied, the frosting-like wax 250 is spread or dripped ontothe ridge 249 and into a gutter 252 that spirals adjacently to the ridge249. The wax 250 fills the gutter 252 and overflows outwardly over thenext portion of the ridge 249. The frosting-like wax 250 flows in thispattern until the outer surface of the fuel body 240 is reached. Thefrosting-like wax 250 solidifies on the top surface 248 and on the outersurface, mimicking the frosting distribution on a real pastry roll.

While certain preferred embodiments of the present invention have beendisclosed in detail, it is to be understood that various modificationsmay be adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention orscope of the following claims.

1. A method for making a spiral fuel body for a layered candle, thecandle having a wick inserted in the fuel body, the method comprising:(a) pouring sequentially in time a plurality of layers of a liquefiedcandle fuel into a mold and cooling each of the layers to a non-liquidstate, before pouring the fuel for a subsequent layer onto a precedingnon-liquid layer, to bond the layers into a unitary sheet of candlefuel; (b) removing the sheet of candle fuel from the mold; and (c)rolling the sheet into the spiral fuel body.
 2. The method in accordancewith claim 1, wherein two layers are poured into the mold.
 3. The methodin accordance with claim 1, wherein more than two layers are poured intothe mold.
 4. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein theliquefied candle fuel is poured in unequal amounts to vary a thicknessof each of the layers.
 5. The method in accordance with claim 1, whereinthe layers have a different coloring agent.
 6. The method in accordancewith claim 1, wherein the layers have a different scenting agent.
 7. Themethod in accordance with claim 1, wherein multiple wicks are insertedby placing the wicks on the sheet and rolling the sheet from an end toprovide a candle with multiple wicks.
 8. The method in accordance withone of claims 1-6, in which the wick is inserted by placing the wick onthe sheet near an end and rolling the sheet from said end.
 9. The methodin accordance with claim 8, wherein the sheet is hand-rolled.
 10. Themethod in accordance with one of claims 1-6, in which the wick isinserted by forming at least one hole in the spiral fuel body andplacing the wick in the hole.
 11. The method in accordance with claim10, wherein the hole is formed substantially perpendicular to thelayers.
 12. The method in accordance with claim 10, wherein the hole isformed substantially parallel to the layers.
 13. The method inaccordance with claim 5, wherein the liquefied candle fuel is poured inunequal amounts to vary a thickness of each of the layers.
 14. Themethod in accordance with claim 13, wherein the layers have a differentscenting agent.
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